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>> the biggest obstacle for romney comped to what they did for obama four years ago, is hillary clinton forced obama to appeal to whi working class voters, and this primary is forcing mitt romney to keep going back to the base. i think romney emerges with two problems. he's the favorite, obviously, although this is such a strange race, and the pundits are wrong week to week. and romney has overlapping groups, and that's not the biggest deal even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be depressed among them and he will have to waste sometime rallying them, when would like to appeal to the middle of the road voters. and the thing is romney can win the voters earning over $100,000 a year, and especially earning over 200,000 a year. frank bernie, in the "new york times" this morning, said romney is starting to look like a walking dollar sign and that's what we has to stop. right now obama is doing well enough in the white working class vote to win, but it's only march. >> i have been eluding to this throughout the program. we had the moment this week with the president
>> the biggest obstacle for romney comped to what they did for obama four years ago, is hillary clinton forced obama to appeal to whi working class voters, and this primary is forcing mitt romney to keep going back to the base. i think romney emerges with two problems. he's the favorite, obviously, although this is such a strange race, and the pundits are wrong week to week. and romney has overlapping groups, and that's not the biggest deal even though this could cause him problems...
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it's the same stuff that -- >> where's the obama plan? he's had four years. he can't even get a budget passed. >> why? because you have a congress that has signed pledges not to cooperate. >> the obama budget was killed 535 to 0 because it raises the debt by $7 trillion. >> that is not true. >> yes, it does. >> we have got to in these final few weeks try to reach some resolution about this revenue issue. whether we raise revenue to deal with the debt. because whether it's medicare or whether it's dealing with the debt level at the level that it's at, without agreement on both sides, we're not going to be able to tackle some of the more difficult issues, tom. >> i think that both campaigns have failed to say to the american public, this is going to be hard. this is a real crisis in america. you look at the imf projections about where the global economy is now. they're saying you have to get your act together. we could be in another recession next year at this time. they've got to level with the american people about everyone's going to have to give something.
it's the same stuff that -- >> where's the obama plan? he's had four years. he can't even get a budget passed. >> why? because you have a congress that has signed pledges not to cooperate. >> the obama budget was killed 535 to 0 because it raises the debt by $7 trillion. >> that is not true. >> yes, it does. >> we have got to in these final few weeks try to reach some resolution about this revenue issue. whether we raise revenue to deal with the debt. because...
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i haven't seen obama do the sort of big change agenda he did four years ago. i've seen romney make gestures at it, but not lay it out in a way that's forceful. that i think would make a change, want to do actual change. >> let me continue that theme. i want to pick up there as we turn to the democratic governor of battleground, colorado, john hickenlooper and the republican governor, paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. governors, welcome back to "meet the press," both of you. >> glad to be back. >> both states are pretty tight here, pretty remarkable is tight as well, good news for romney. a rrn hasn't won your state since 1984. and in colorado, governor hickenlooper, look at our latest polling from nbc news and marist. 48-48. i know talking to the obama campaign. i know they think it's not that close, but they know it's tight. governor hickenlooper, you start, what's decisive? what tips the scales in your state and in this election? >> well i think if you look at the mess that president obama inherited and i mean losing 800,000 jobs a month, mo
i haven't seen obama do the sort of big change agenda he did four years ago. i've seen romney make gestures at it, but not lay it out in a way that's forceful. that i think would make a change, want to do actual change. >> let me continue that theme. i want to pick up there as we turn to the democratic governor of battleground, colorado, john hickenlooper and the republican governor, paul ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. governors, welcome back to "meet the press,"...
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four years ago, is hillary clinton forced obama to appeal to white working-class voters. and that's where he was weak. and he needed them in the general election. this primary is forcing mitt romney to keep going back to the base. and i think romney emerges with two problems. he is the favorite, obviously, though this is such a strange race, the pundits are always wrong week to week. but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need to beat obama among white working-class voters. in "the new york times" this morning said romney is starting to look like a walking dollar sign, and that's what he's got to stop. and right now obama's
four years ago, is hillary clinton forced obama to appeal to white working-class voters. and that's where he was weak. and he needed them in the general election. this primary is forcing mitt romney to keep going back to the base. and i think romney emerges with two problems. he is the favorite, obviously, though this is such a strange race, the pundits are always wrong week to week. but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping...
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the senate for three years hasn't had a budget. so it is very difficult for democrats to complain how dare the other side get serious about fix is these problems when they don't even pretend to fix the problems. >> he wasn't serious under president bush. why didn't he say america should pay for the war in afghanistan? why didn't he say when we have a tarp programs it need to be available it folks on main street? he was for the automotive bailout. >> did barack obama say any of that? >> the democrats did not. but i tell you what, he are not talking about a guy wh has a career doing something di completely different. he has a budget that doesn't balance and he claims he is a budget balancer. he is using supply side economics. they have a 20% tax policy that is 5 trillion tax -- >> i agree with you. that republicans spent -- >> acting and being polite -- >> ej, quick point. >> president obama put a plan on the table that would balance the budge net 12 years. dh is quicker than the ryan budget. i didn't even agree with the whole plan.
the senate for three years hasn't had a budget. so it is very difficult for democrats to complain how dare the other side get serious about fix is these problems when they don't even pretend to fix the problems. >> he wasn't serious under president bush. why didn't he say america should pay for the war in afghanistan? why didn't he say when we have a tarp programs it need to be available it folks on main street? he was for the automotive bailout. >> did barack obama say any of that?...
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the one piece of baggage he brings is the bush years you do have the obama campaign. a wild card that i think will be serious in a couple of months is the senator from new hampshire. i think he has to have a woman who will get vetted. i think her background, appointed attorney general by a democratic governor. there's a lot to her. she's a rising star. she's been very good for him. >> i want to preview this week's press pass conversation which was a lot of fun. i got to sit down with the host of the tonig"the tonight show" on what he thinks are the biggest differences between the two political parties when it comes to comedy. part of that conversation now. >> democrats and republicans are interesting. because republicans really laugh at themselves more. like when bush came on, it was, we want to do a skit, we're kind of making fun of you, yeah, go ahead. we walked up, yeah, fine. we went up to al gore, there was a focus group, media people came in, where will al be sitting? will al have the punch -- you don't have to do it. it's not a big deal. in the dressing room, a
the one piece of baggage he brings is the bush years you do have the obama campaign. a wild card that i think will be serious in a couple of months is the senator from new hampshire. i think he has to have a woman who will get vetted. i think her background, appointed attorney general by a democratic governor. there's a lot to her. she's a rising star. she's been very good for him. >> i want to preview this week's press pass conversation which was a lot of fun. i got to sit down with the...
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it would take 45 years if the keystone pipeline were in place to produce as much oil as president obama's policy on fuel efficiency standards for american auto bills would increase over the next few years. >> so president clinton had it wrong when he encouraged president obama to get behind this? >> what is important to note is that we need to make sure that we start the right balance in looking at the timetable for approval on key stones, and acknowledging the republican governor of neb expressed concern, and also realistically, not looking at keystone as the be all and end-all. it would take 45 years to produce out of an oil shell as much oil as we save in the increase in fuel efficiency standards from president obama's policy that will be implemented by the middle of the next decade. >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> coming up, what to look for on super tuesday? can romney emerge as the front runner again? and our political roundtable is here. mike murphy, and hma look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filt
it would take 45 years if the keystone pipeline were in place to produce as much oil as president obama's policy on fuel efficiency standards for american auto bills would increase over the next few years. >> so president clinton had it wrong when he encouraged president obama to get behind this? >> what is important to note is that we need to make sure that we start the right balance in looking at the timetable for approval on key stones, and acknowledging the republican governor...
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president obama's agenda at the first of the year? president obama's agenda at the first of the year? and my round tablehey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum. to help leave glasses sparkling shiny! too bad it doesn't work on windows. okay, i'm outta here. cascade. the clear choice. >>> nobody gets a hundred percent of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit in a sensible way. we move forward together or we don't move forward at all. so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. >> that was the president of course. we're back with our roundtable. joining me congress jason chaffetz of utah, former democratic congressman of tennessee, harold ford, jr., chuc
president obama's agenda at the first of the year? president obama's agenda at the first of the year? and my round tablehey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight film buildup two times better than finish quantum. to help leave glasses sparkling shiny!...
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obama's approach which is to grow spending by 4.5% over the next ten years. we're not really cutting spending, we're simply slowing the rate of increase. to your earlier question, can you cut spending without jeopardying the economy the answer clearly is yes. if we fix the programs that are the drivers of our debt we reduce a debt likelihood. we bring borrowing down which opens up certainty to investors. more to the point we should budget to fix this problem. dick and the folks over in the senate, they haven't passed a budget in three years, david. how can you send signals to investors, sbre pre neuros, families, the american economy that we're going to prevent a debt crisis, european-like austerity if we're not even willing to pass a budget to deal with these issues for three years. >> what about your own budget -- what about your own budget and the fact there are a good many republicans who don't support your vision of how to deal with the budget deficit? don't you have a problem with it in your own party? >> not in the least. we have 41 votes in the senate
obama's approach which is to grow spending by 4.5% over the next ten years. we're not really cutting spending, we're simply slowing the rate of increase. to your earlier question, can you cut spending without jeopardying the economy the answer clearly is yes. if we fix the programs that are the drivers of our debt we reduce a debt likelihood. we bring borrowing down which opens up certainty to investors. more to the point we should budget to fix this problem. dick and the folks over in the...
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year? president obama's agenda at the fcan pluggable febreze make even this old container smell fresh? describe the room. a big, open space. smells really fresh, man. oh! [ both laugh ] febreze? how about that? yeah. febreze anti-clogging technology keeps it smelling fresh. febreze. breathe happy. >>> nobody gets a hundred percent of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit in a sensible way. we move forward together or we don't move forward at all. so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. >> that was the president of course. we're back with our roundtable. joining me congress jason chaffetz of utah, former democratic congressman of tennessee, harold ford, jr., chuck todd and nbc correspondent andrea mitchell. let's talk about the fiscal cliff. are wire going e going to get a? >> we're going to get a small deal. it's a shame. you wonder is the only thing that could change things, the holidays, does i
year? president obama's agenda at the fcan pluggable febreze make even this old container smell fresh? describe the room. a big, open space. smells really fresh, man. oh! [ both laugh ] febreze? how about that? yeah. febreze anti-clogging technology keeps it smelling fresh. febreze. breathe happy. >>> nobody gets a hundred percent of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit in a sensible way. we move forward together or we don't move forward at all. so as we leave town for...
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, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. "the washington post" headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting. wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning with pete williams on what more we are learning about this investigation. and, pete, do we know about why it happened? >> no. i don't think we do, and i think -- of course, i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer. there is no satisfactory answer to this, such a monstrous act. there is some hope that evidence in the house where his mother was killed, where he killed his mother, they believe, will help illuminate what was in his mind. he had a computer there, and they are analyzing that to see what they can get out of it. >> what can you tell us about what happened if what was the scenario? >> well, it all starts friday morning when he takes his mother's guns. she had purchased them legally. this is a
, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. "the washington post" headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting. wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning with pete williams on what more we are learning about this investigation. and, pete, do we know...
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year? and has this last week done damage to john boehner and the republican party? and my round table will join me, representative jason chaffetz, harold ford, jr., andrea mitchell and chuck todd. back in a moment. >>> nobody gets a hundred percent of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit in a sensible way. we move forward together or we don't move forward at all. so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. >> that was the president of course. we're back with our roundtable. joining me congress jason chaffetz of utah, former democratic congressman of tennessee, harold ford, jr., chuck todd and nbc correspondent andrea mitchell. welcome to all of you. all right, chuck. we'll talk about guns in a minute. let's talk about the fiscal cliff. are we going to get a deal here? >> we're going to get a small deal. it's a shame. you wonder is the only thing that could change things, the holidays, does it change
year? and has this last week done damage to john boehner and the republican party? and my round table will join me, representative jason chaffetz, harold ford, jr., andrea mitchell and chuck todd. back in a moment. >>> nobody gets a hundred percent of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit in a sensible way. we move forward together or we don't move forward at all. so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some...
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he didn't bring up obama care. listen, he has no plan over the next four years. and i agree with david. if mitt romney wants to win, he needs to come forward and tell people how he can get them back to work. we can talk about medicare reform, which i believe in. we can talk about reducing the debt, which i fought for for 15 years. but until you tell people how you're going to get them back to work, how you're going to help the working class do better, how you're going to help people pay for their children's education, they're not going to listen to you and neither candidate is talking about that. >> bay, comment before the break here. >> there's no question and the romney campaign knows, we're bringing out those details as we speak. there's no question there. to go to this gentleman's point, what the legacy of barack obama has been is quite clear. more and more debt placed on american people. millions and millions of people now on food stamps. the only way they can pay for their families. and embassies under siege. that's what we got from him. going back to the p
he didn't bring up obama care. listen, he has no plan over the next four years. and i agree with david. if mitt romney wants to win, he needs to come forward and tell people how he can get them back to work. we can talk about medicare reform, which i believe in. we can talk about reducing the debt, which i fought for for 15 years. but until you tell people how you're going to get them back to work, how you're going to help the working class do better, how you're going to help people pay for...
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this is something that the obama administration has been pursuing for several years now. they've been open to it. iran has not been so sure. they have flip flopped. you had a lot of internal political maneuverings going on inside tehran. but the sanctions that have been into effect, particularly the european oil embargo, and that went into effect in june, the iranians really thought they were going to be able to figure out a way to forestall that but they couldn't. so the iranian economy has really been hurt. and so nobody really has rose colored glasses thinking that, you know, americans and iranians will sit down at a table one-on-one and figure this out. but the belief is that you cannot make any sort of case for going to war if you haven't exhausted all diplomatic options. >> tom? >> foreign policy is about leverage, david. it's about who's got the leverage. and one thing the united states has successfully done with our european allies in recent months with the economic sanctions, when you cut someone's currency in half, that's leverage. >> by the way, that's mitt rom
this is something that the obama administration has been pursuing for several years now. they've been open to it. iran has not been so sure. they have flip flopped. you had a lot of internal political maneuverings going on inside tehran. but the sanctions that have been into effect, particularly the european oil embargo, and that went into effect in june, the iranians really thought they were going to be able to figure out a way to forestall that but they couldn't. so the iranian economy has...